Consumers and macro-level forces behind CO2 emission development

Progress in Industrial Ecology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 371-386

  Saikku, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Affluence; Carbon dioxide emissions; Cconsumer behaviour; Consumers; Emission intensity; Energy intensity; ImPACT; Industrial ecology; IPAT; Population

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON EMISSION; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FAMILY PLANNING; INCENTIVE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT; LIFESTYLE;

EID: 77950843161     PISSN: 14768917     EISSN: 14788764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/PIE.2009.032325     Document Type: Article

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